prím-

See also: prim, prím, and Prìm

Old Irish

Etymology

From prím (“first, primary”), from Latin prīmus.

Prefix

prím-

1. first (in time), primary
2. foremost, chief, principal, prime (in quality), eminent

Descendants

• Irish: príomh-
• Manx: preeu-
• Scottish Gaelic: prìomh-

Mutation

Mutation of prím-

radical	lenition	nasalization
prím-	phrím- or unchanged	prím- pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “prím-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language